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Mike Gordon


Title History

Career Highlights

In The Beginning:

  • Mike Gordon wrestled as himself and under a variety of names in the Deep South in the 1960s and 1970s..

 

Pheonix Wrestling:

  • Mike Gordon was a mainstay at the historic Phoenix Madison Square Garden in the 1960s and 1970s..
  • Mike Gordon threw up in the ring due to heat exhaustion at an outdoor show held in Arizona in the middle of summer!
  • Mike Gordon had a long feud with Mexican wrestler Super Argo ending with him losing his beard in a “Beard vs Mask” match..
  • Mike Gordon also wrestled but lost to some big names on TV tapings for various promotions..
  • ~~~His opponents included Fred Curry, Bull Curry, The Sheik and in what had to be a mismatch of the century, Ernie Ladd..Retirement:
  • 1989: Mike Gordon retired from wrestling..
  • Mike Gordon is an avid fisherman and a major collector of country-western records, LP & EP..
  • November 15, 2010: Maniac Mike Gordon died from a heart attack.

 

Updated:

Trained By

Debut

1964 (Ohio)

Birthday

Hometown

Springfield, Ohio

Gender

Height

5'9"

Weight

230 lbs

Finishing Move(s)

Reverse Neckbreaker

Favorite Move(s)

Forign Objects
Armlocks
Knee drop
Punches

Notable Feuds

Super Argo
Tito Montez
Logger Larson
Jody Arnold
Navajo Frank
Billy Anderson
Tony Bernardi
The Higgens Brothers
Benny Mendeblis
Pedro El Grande
Nick Salinas
Ed Blair
Eddie Lopez

Status